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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed March 31, 1916. Serial No. 88,026.

To all `whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALVIN P. WEISE, a citizen of the United States, residin at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and tate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanding Devices for Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide simple and effective means for discharging sand in advance of the rear or drive wheels of an automobile for preventing the latter from skidding over slippery roads.

Vith this and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a motor vehicle, partly broken away, illustrating the improved sanding device applied thereto,

Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of the sanding device removed, and

Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates a stand box, which is preferably located under the rear seat of a motor vehicle 6, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The lower portion of the box 5 is preferably tapered, as indicated at 7, and connected with a sand pipe 8, which latter is connected at its lower terminal with a pair o downwardly and outwardly diverging branch sand pipes 9, having downwardly curved lower terminals 10 so arranged as to discharge sand in front of the rear or drive wheels 11 of the motor vehicle, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The main sand pipe 8 is connected intermediate its ends with a substantially rectangular valve casing 12, having open front and rear ends in which is mounted a fiat slide valve 13. The valve 13 isM formed with a port 14 adapted to be moved into registration with the bore of the pipe 8 to permit sand to flow from the sand box 5 through the main pipe 8 and into the branch sand pipes 9. The valve 13 is normally retained in closed position by the tension of a spring 15 connected at one end with the rear end of the valve 13 and at its opposite end with a frame or other relatively stationary part of the motor vehicle G. The forward extremity of the valve 13 is formed with a stop flange 1G adapted to engage the front end of the casing l2 to limit the closing movement of the valve. A loop 18 is formed integral with the forward extremity of the valve 13 and is connected with cables or iiexible members 19, which latter are extended forwardly under the Hoor 20 of the motor vehicle.

One of the fiexible actuating members 19 is connected with a lever 21, pivotally secured at 22 in the Hoor of the vehicle and in position to be conveniently operated by the `hand of the vehicle driver. The other liexible member 19 is connected with the lower portion of a foot pedal 23, which is pivotally secured at 24 to a bracket 25 and extends upwardly through an opening 26 in the vehicle floor, so as to be conveniently operable by the foot of the vehicle driver.

In operation, the valve 13 may be opened by either pulling rearwardly upon the hand lever 21 or pushing forwardly upon the foot pedal 23, the movement of either the pedal or lever effecting a forward movement of the valve 13 against the tension of the spring 15, thereby moving the port 14 into registration with the bore of the main sand pipe 8 and permitting the sand to iow through the branch pipes 9 and discharge through the downwardly directed ends 10 thereof at a point in advance of the rear wheels 11 of the motor vehicle.

'hile I have herein made particular menn tion of the use of sand in connection with my invention, it will be understood that any other powdered or granular material or even adhesive liquids may be utilized for the purpose. It will be further understood that various other electrical or mechanical devices may be employed for actuating the valve 13.

That I claim is:

The combination with a foot pedal and a hand levervof an automobile, of a dispensing receptacle supported beneath the automobile and provided with a slide valve, an eye carried by the slide valve, a flexible element having one end connected with the foot pedal and its opposite end connected with the eye, a second flexible element having one end connected with the hand lever and its In testimony whereof I aix my signature opposite end also onnected wththe eye, the in presence of two Witnesses.

va ve being move to open position upon moving either the foot pedal or hand lever ALVIN P' WEISE forwardly, and means for returning the Witnesses:

valve to closed position upon return of the SYLVESTER Lo'rz,-

lever or foot pedal to its normal position. GRACE M. ADAM. 

